We start with brexit, because as youve been hearing, britain and the eu are in a last minute scramble to agree a deal to be put before a summit of european leaders which begins in brussels in a few hours time. Any agreement would then need the approval of parliament here in london. In case anyone needs reminding, the uk is due to leave the eu in less than two weeks. At 23 00 gmt on 31 october. Prime minister borisjohnson has repeatedly said this will happen, regardless of a deal or not. Under a law passed last month, he must ask the eu for an extension to that deadline. Thats if he does not get a new deal approved by parliament this saturday. The European Union is britains biggest trading partner. Last year, 46 of all uk exports went to the eu and 54 of all imports came from the eu, according to data from the uk parliament. If britain leaves without a deal, disruption to business could be huge, despite attempts to prepare. The governments own efficiency watchdog, the National Audit off
Two months after a ba flight filled with smoke, and was forced to make an emergency landing, passengers tell the bbc theyre still suffering from breathing difficulties. The veteran labour mp Dame Louise Ellman quits the party after 55 years saying Jeremy Corbyn is not fit to be Prime Minister. Also coming up a new way of detecting arthritis in knees moves a step closer. Researchers use High Frequency sound monitoring to help their diagnosis. And in sport, american boxer patrick day has died aged 27 four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight against Charles Conwell. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Borisjohnson is expected to travel to brussels in the coming hours where hes hoping to finalise a brexit deal with eu leaders. But his chances of that deal being supported at westminster have this morning been dealt a severe blow by the democratic unionist party. The dup said it couldnt accept the plans as things stand. Its understood that the new text of the agreement
Welcome to bloomberg daybreak europe. Earnings season, here we go. To this, crossing the bloomberg. It is raising its fullyear 3. 5 to 3. 55ld to euros. That is the headline at the moment. It is also announcing clearance for metadata, so that is that deal that was announced not that long ago and it is announcing clearance for that, so thats another headline coming through and its also reaffirming its revenue target. Those are the numbers coming through. Coming up on bloomberg, the ceo joins us for his first interview of the day. We will get into a lot more details and talk about the industry as well. Do not miss that conversation. Speaking of industry, lets take a look at basf. Third quarter adjusted ebitda, that is the red headline. 1. 1 2 billion euros. Estimate, 1. 06. There was an expectation that in be Third Quarter, basf could hit by slowing industrial demand. That is the story we are getting for other companies in this earnings season as well. Third quarter adjusted ebit is a be
Al franken who became one of the first to fall in the metoo movement, returning to life with a satellite radio show. When i left the senate, i said im giving up my seat. Im not giving up my voice. All that, plus paying the price. How some seniors living in mexico, lost all of their savings. Viral twist. The football fan that raised 2,000 asking for beer money. But the reporter who looked into his background find himself out of a job. And terrible attack. Two people recovering after they got too close to a bull elk, prompting that animal to charge at them hornsfirst. Today, saturday, september 28th, 2019. From nbc news, this is today, with sheinelle jones, and dylan dreyer. Good morning. Sheinelle is dealing with a family illness. We have chris jansen with hardly a quiet week. A wild week in washington, peter. People across the country paying close attention to this. Lets get to the latest. House democrats have issued their first subpoena to mike pomp pompeo, requesting documents and de
Im gigi stonewoods. And im frances rivera. A new week and a new phase of the impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff early as th congress on a twoweek recess. The members most focused on impeachment will remain in d. C. Through the break. At the white house, President Trump is mounting a fiery defense, lashing out with nearly 80 tweets throughout the weekend, last night directing his ire at the whistleblower saying, quote, i deserve to meet my accuser and that he wants schiff questioned at the highest level for fraud and treason. The president also adding that he wants to meet not only his accuser, but also the person who gave the information ending with was this person spying on the u. S. President big consequences. Meanwhile, a cbs news poll finds that the majority of americans now back impeachment with 55 voicing approval of the inquiry. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell has more from d. C reporter the ukraine call whistleblower, unseen, unidentified,